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Nov 20, 2012

‘Popping in’ on the latest research

A young man’s hand move­ments and body tem­per­a­ture are being tracked as he ges­tic­u­lates while dis­cussing his research with another stu­dent. Else­where in the room, someone stares at a com­puter screen while wearing a cap con­nected to dozens of elec­trodes. Next to him, someone else han­dles a cup out­fitted with an internal gyroscope. This was […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Nov 19, 2012

New Professional Masters Degree Available

The Master of Science in Sustainable Building Systems integrates elements of an architectural engineering program with construction management. The MS in Sustainable Building Systems embraces the concepts of engineering sustainability as related to energy and materials usage and the effect on the environment. Open to students with backgrounds in architecture, engineering, business, and science, as well as […]

Nov 19, 2012

Green High Performance Computing Center opens its doors

We heat up when we’re working hard. Com­puters do, too. And as big data con­tinues to get bigger, we’re asking these machines to work even harder, which means they require more energy than ever. The Mass­a­chu­setts Green High Per­for­mance Com­puting Center, a new nine-​​acre, $165 mil­lion high-​​tech center in Holyoke, Mass., addresses those chal­lenges in novel ways. […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Nov 09, 2012

For energy-​​storage devices, thin is in

Cell phones as thin and flex­ible as a sheet of paper. Energy-​​storing house paint. Roll-​​up touch screen dis­plays. These are the sorts of devices that the engi­neering industry is preparing for and expecting. But if any of them is to work, said North­eastern Uni­ver­sity mechan­ical and indus­trial engi­neering pro­fessor Yung Joon Jung, experts also need to create a […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Nov 09, 2012

Recreating the Magnet

ChE Professor Laura Lewis was featured by NewScientist for her research in creating a non-rare earth magnet that are increasing needed in green technologies. Each week New Scientist reaches a global audience of over 3 million intelligent, highly engaged readers through its print and digital channels.

Chemical Engineering

Nov 07, 2012

A new wave for antennas

From solar panels to high-​​resolution imaging, a host of advanced tech­nolo­gies relies on the manip­u­la­tion of light waves. Engi­neers have tra­di­tion­ally bent light beams toward a desired focal point using glass lenses, according to Hos­sein Mos­al­laei, a pro­fessor of elec­trical and com­puter engi­neering at North­eastern Uni­ver­sity. But lenses are bulky and curved, lim­iting their ability to […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Oct 31, 2012

Auroop Ganguly Highlights Key Issues from Hurricane Sandy

CEE Associate Professor Auroop Ganguly recently discussed implications of human-induced climate change and its possible relationship with weather extremes like Hurricane Sandy.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Oct 31, 2012

Jung’s Research featured in Scientific Reports

MIE Associate Professor Yung Joon Jung’s research on creating “Transparent, flexible supercapacitors from nano-engineered carbon films” was featured in Nature’s Scientific Reports.  Online and open access, Scientific Reports is a primary research publication from the publishers of Nature, covering all areas of the natural and clinical sciences. Hosted on nature.com — the home of over 80 journals published by […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering